Land Patent: Indian Purchase - Capt. Thomas Cresap - 330 Acres - 1742

Last Update: Jan. 27, 2011

Indian Purchase was patented to Thomas Cresap in 1742, the same year as Indian Field. The distance from the "large rock" to the mouth of the South Branch of the Potomac is hard to read but appears to be sixteen miles. Indian Purchase can be found on Veatch's 1787 map at coordinates "D-E/13-14". I originally thought the distance was 6 miles but a route that would take one from the South Branch to the Pinto area in that short distance seems unlikely.

Prince Georges County Patent Certificate No. 1143

Surveyed: May 12, 1742
Examined & Passed: July 12, 1742
Patent Issued: July 28, 1742

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Prince Georges County ss

By virtue of a warrant granted out of his Lordship's Land Office of this province to Charles Carroll of Anne Arundel County for 805 acres of land which said warrant was by the said Carroll on the 26th Day of March Anno Domini 1742 Assigned to Capt. Thomas Cresap ~

I therefore certify as the Deputy Surveyor of Prince Georges County under his Ex. Samuel Ogle, Governor of Maryland, that I have carefully laid out for and in the name of him the Capt. Thomas Cresap all that tract of land lying in Prince Georges County called Indian Purchase & beginning at a bounded Walnut & Elm standing on the East side of a small branch about 30 perches from a large rock about 16 miles from the South branch of the Potomack River & running thence...

1. S 41º W 122 perches
2. W 38 perches
3. S 72º W 28 perches
4. S 50º W 80 perches
5. S 10º E 60 perches
6. S 14º W 118 perches
7. S 39º W 180 perches
8. N 12º E 362 perches
9. N 33º E 90 perches
10. N 15º E 40 perches
11. N 40º E 60 perches
12. N 60º E 85 perches
13. Then by a straight line to the beginning tree

Containing now laid out for three hundred & thirty acres of land to be held of Conococheague Manor

Surveyed this 12th Day of May, Anno Domini 1742
Peter Dent, Dep. Surveyor
of Prince Georges County

Transcribed by Steve Colby